The environmental program for the Mediterranean : preserving a shared heritage and managing a common resource

The environmental degradation of the Mediterranean basin is already severe and is worsening by the day in many areas. To bring this degradation to a halt, the Mediterranean countries must find remedies for the underlying causes : harmful economic policies, weak regulatory and administrative systems,...

• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1990
• Subjects: POLITICA AMBIENTAL; PROTECCION AMBIENTAL; DETERIORO AMBIENTAL; PAISES MEDITERRANEOS; PROTECCION DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Definitions and abbreviations
• Summary
• 1. A strong regional identity: the guiding principle for collective action
• 2. Taking stock: the nature and extent of environmental degradation
• 3. The causes of environmental degradation
• 4. Toward a program of environmental action
• 5. The EPM: how the strategies of the banks will support regional action
• Background papers
• Participants to the World Bank-European Investment Bank Workshop on the Environmental Program for the Mediterranean, Paris, December 7-8, 1989
• Notes to the maps
• Boxes
• Tables
• Maps